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[b]Feeding hungry children is NOT the mission of the PTA. [/b]If there are starving children, then it should be both their parents' responsibility. If they can't do it, then it should be the government's or a humanitarian organization's responsibility. The PTA is supposed to fund programs that enrich the education of ALL children. The teacher appreciation luncheons are only a small portion of the PTA's budget since most of a PTA's budget should go to support all children. Feeding hungry kids, while of course noble, is cherry picking, which the PTA frowns upon.[/quote]

Oh, I don't know.

[b]"The overall purpose of PTA is to make every child’s potential a reality by engaging and empowering families and communities to advocate for all children."[/b]

http://www.pta.org/about/content.cfm?ItemNumber=944&navItemNumber=552[/quote]

Feeding hungry children does not mean "advocate". 
"Advocate" means they should be at the school board meetings advocating for schools to be fully funded. Perhaps they can "advocate" that the hungry kids get free breakfasts and lunches? Oh, that's right, they already do!

Read Money Matters and get back to me, ok?[/quote]

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